How to convert HEVC/H.265 to ProRes 422/4444 for FCP X on Mac?

How to transcode HEVC/H.265 to ProRes 422/4444 codec MOV format? In this article you will get the best HEVC/H.265 to Apple ProRes converter for Mac and Windows.

HEVC/H.265 movies are popular due to its high-definition video quality, many people buy or download HEVC/H.265 movies to watch them on Smart TV, we can get better visual enjoyment. Have you purchased a lot of HEVC/H.265 movies? If yes, that will be wonderful. Besides playing HEVC/H.265movies on Smart TV or portable devices, some editing software users also have the need to convert HEVC/H.265 movies, or edit HEVC/H.265 with FCP X in order to use some video materials. But most of them have encountered the problems when they try to import HEVC/H.265 to FCP X.

"I have to convert one of my HEVC/H.265 movies into compatible format for FCP X on Mac, I need to use some content of the HEVC/H.265in Final Cut Pro. Can you tell me which software can help me to convert HEVC/H.265 to FCP X? What's the best format for FCP X editing? Any suggestion will be appreciated."

Just as showed above, in order to import HEVC/H.265 to FCP X, you will need to convert HEVC/H.265 to FCP X supported format. From Apple FCP X product page you will learn Apple ProRes codec is the native codec for Final Cut Pro X/7/6 editing, so before loading HEVC/H.265 to FCP X, you will need to convert HEVC/H.265 to Apple ProRes codec MOV format, only thru this method can you edit HEVC/H.265 with FCP X natively, and you don't need to render the videos anymore.

Step-by-step guide to convert HEVC/H.265 to Apple ProRes

1. Download the best HEVC/H.265 Apple ProRes converter Mac version or Windows version from our website, install the software on your computer. Just double click the icon to run it, you will see this powerful HEVC/H.265's main interface.

2. To use this HEVC/H.265 to Apple ProRes converter is so easy, even if you have not used any 720P, 1080P, 2K and 4K video converting tool, you can get your videos converted with just few clicks. After launching the software, please click load disc button to import your HEVC/H.265 movies into Final Cut Pro (FCP X, FCP 7, FCP 6).

3. After loading the HEVC/H.265, please click format column to choose Apple ProRes 422/4444 codec for output. This HEVC/H.265 to ProRes converter has rich output formats, you can choose anyone according to your need.

4. If you want to adjust the output settings, please click settings button on the interface, and then adjust the resolution, bitrate, etc.

5. The last step is to click convert button to start the HEVC/H.265 to Apple ProRes 422/4444 conversion. Please wait some time, this HEVC/H.265 to ProRes converter will transcode HEVC/H.265 video at fast speed and top video/audio quality, when the conversion process finished, you can click "Open" button to get your files and import to FCP X for editing without any problems.

What is HEVC/H.265

High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is a video compression standard, a successor to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), that was jointly developed by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) as ISO/IEC 23008-2 MPEG-H Part 2 and ITU-T H.265.